Singer 111W156 Tension Tension!

[Constabulary]

Well, you put your question in the wrong thread you should have posted this at Leather Sewing Machines. You never know who is reading or following a certain thread. I usually do not look at leather conversation I just have found your thread because I was looking for one of my old posts about my 111G156. So you cannot blame members not to reply to your question. And sometimes a problem is so simple that no one is even thinking of it.

Anyway - glad you solved it - good luck with the machine.

[flobbest]

Constabulary,

I appologize if I've offended anyone, certainly was not my intention. I've been reading this forum for a year and have observed a great deal of unselfish generousity by many (yourself included) to help others. And you are right about the "wrong forum" that I started the thread in. I guess I don't think of my machine as a "leather sewing machine". I haven't sewn any leather yet but I intend to.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas

Frank

[JimmieJoe]

I had the same experience with my 111W155. My top tension had to be so tight that it hurt my finger to pull slack out of the top thread to allow the removal work from the machine.  In my case the problem went away after following a few of UWE videos, combined with removing all of the tension on the presser foot, the vibrating foot, the bobbin and the top tension assemble, along with not using the thread oiling assembly.  During the UWE videos I found that I had a bent thread release guide. After taking everything apart correcting the thread release guide, and also founding the I had burrs in my thread guides, which I also files out so that the thread was no longer fraying, the top tension issue corrected itself. I did all of this about the same time so it is not really clear what actually fixed the issue, but I am sure the bent part and the burs on the thread guide had a lot to do with my issue. I was fraying thread and breaking thread and hurting my fingers prior to doing the in depth investigation and repair.